Clashes between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress were also reported in Coochbehar’s Chandmari, Dinhata.
A total of 151 complaints have been received by the Election Commission of India till now out of which eight complaints are from BJP and seven from TMC.
According to data published on Election Commision’s TURNOUT app, West Bengal recorded a voter participation of 15% till 9 am.
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Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri (SC) and Alipurduars (ST) are the three constituencies which are casting their votes in the first of the seven-phase elections in West Bengal, which has 42 Lok Sabha seats.The public gaze is, however, on Coochbehar, which has seen clashes between supporters of the BJP and TMC in the run-up to the elections.The EC is deploying 112 companies of central forces along with 4,500 state police in Cooch Behar, almost double compared to the forces deployed in the other two constituencies, which have remained more or less peaceful during the campaign period.In the first phase, a total of 56,26,108 voters – 28,62,494 men, 27,63,506 women and 108 third-gender – are eligible to exercise their franchise in 5,814 booths.
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